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The Oregon Manifest is a design competition that happens every two years in Portland, OR. The premise is to design the “ultimate utility bike”. A set of criteria is specified and all entries are expected to fulfill them. I had entered this competition back in 2009 as Circle A Cycles. This time, I wanted to […]

The second Chapman Cycles bike was for Lori-Ann who is one of the few people who actually need a custom bicycle. She had her bike stolen a while back and she needed something new ASAP. She had tried some off the shelf bikes that were 47cm but the handlebar reach was still too far. Since […]

As with any first, this bike needed to be special, distinct, and it needed to set the bar of the future Chapman Cycles. It was designed to be a commuter bike for my wife, Hilary, to get around town. Some of the details that I chose to do on this bike included the “whale tail” […]